Sins of the Last Airbender: It’s Time for Another Avatar Flick

When I began to watch Avatar: The Last Airbender on Nickelodeon, the series had already concluded and the word of mouth about the series had become so strong, that I bought the first season sight unseen so that my wife and I could binge watch. Of course, we loved it so much, that I got the remaining two seasons in quick succession. I’m going to state what you already know if you’re reading this: Nickelodeon’s original animated series was groundbreaking. It managed to build a compelling world with content aimed at a younger audience, but with themes and ideologies that were largely accepted by adults. Following Aang’s adventure from boy frozen in the ice to becoming the most powerful peacekeeper alive was compelling TV with a ton of plot and character development, a concrete building of the world and very innovative action and abilities. Then it was announced that there would be a live action movie made of our boy Aang’s adventure(s) as the Avatar in preventing the Fire Nation from world domination. It was an utter and total disaster. You had a better chance of selling kale smoothies and rice cakes in the hood then getting anyone to see The Last Airbender in theaters after it had been out for a week. Like any cult favorite that moves from one medium to another (that typically has a larger possible viewing audience that wasn’t part of the original audience), fans of the show flipped the fuck out. And you know what, in a rare moment of clarity, they were right this time. There w…